# Flourishing Dimensions Codebook

This table lists the **48 flourishing dimensions** used in the *Human Flourishing Geographic Index* dataset.  
Variables correspond to the column `stat` in the dataset tables (`County`/`State`, `Monthly`/`Yearly`) and are conceptually linked to the Gallup Flourishing Scale (GFS) and related topics.  

In addition to the 46 original well-being dimensions, the dataset includes two additional indicators: **corruption** and **migration mood**.

| Variable name | Description (plain English) |
|:---------------|:----------------------------|
| `afterlife` | Life after death belief |
| `altruism` | Expressing altruism |
| `anxiety` | Anxiety |
| `balance` | Balance in the various aspects of own life |
| `believegod` | Belief in God |
| `belonging` | Belonging to society |
| `charity` | Charitable giving or helping |
| `delaygrat` | Expressing delayed gratification |
| `depression` | Depression |
| `discrim` | Perceiving discrimination |
| `drinkhealth` | Describing drinking related health issues |
| `empathy` | Expressing empathy |
| `energy` | Having energy |
| `fearfuture` | Fear of future |
| `finworry` | Financial or material worry |
| `forgive` | Seeking for forgiveness |
| `goodpromo` | Promoting good |
| `govapprove` | Expressing government approval |
| `gratitude` | Expressing gratitude |
| `happiness` | Happiness |
| `healthlim` | Describing health limitations |
| `hope` | Having hope |
| `innerpeace` | Peace with thoughts and feelings |
| `jobsat` | Expressing job satisfaction |
| `lifesat` | Life satisfaction |
| `lovedgod` | Feeling loved by God |
| `loneliness` | Loneliness |
| `mastery` | Mastery (ability or capability) |
| `optimism` | Expressing optimism |
| `pain` | Feeling pain |
| `polvoice` | Feeling having a political voice |
| `posfunct` | Positive functioning |
| `ptsd` | PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) |
| `purpose` | Purpose in life |
| `relationships` | Quality of relationships |
| `relcomfort` | Feeling religious comfort |
| `relcrit` | Religious criticism |
| `resilience` | Resilience |
| `selfesteem` | Self-esteem |
| `smokehealth` | Describing smoking related health issues |
| `spiritpun` | Spiritual punishment |
| `suffering` | Suffering |
| `trust` | Expressing trust |
| `trusted` | Feeling trusted |
| `vitality` | Vitality |
| `volunteer` | Volunteering |
| `corruption` | Perception of corruption |
| `migmood` | Mood towards migration or migrants |

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**Notes**
- Each variable is represented in the dataset’s `variable` column, with its corresponding `stat`, `stat_se`, and `salience` metrics.
- Indicators are normalized to the range **[-1, +1]**, where negative values indicate negative sentiment or expression and positive values indicate positive expression.
- The additional indicators `corruption` and `migmood` extend the original 46-dimensional framework to 48 dimensions.

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*Citation:*  
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